Jealous by Lena Little

Author:Lena Little [Little, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

5

Giulia

Three days later

The bell in the clock tower perched smack dab in the middle of campus dings once, alerting all students that classes for the day start in five minutes.

Picking up my pace I take the slightly longer way to my first day of class, making sure to pass by the job board where I found that ad for the card dealing position. The moment I see it I tear the rest of the ads down and toss them in the trash nearby. A smile takes over my face as I know I might have just helped out a fellow woman, not to mention I’m not in the market for a job anymore. Julian told me to take some time and pursue what I want to do, which of course was to get my education taken care of.

It’s not a prestigious community college, but they have what I want…introductory automotive classes. As a girl, I always wanted to have a car, so I could just run away from everything. That, and the fact that I was a bit of a Tomboy, led me to want to be a mechanic. I briefly flirted with the idea of becoming an architect when I was growing up because I was so transient and wanted a house of my own to call home. But something about going fast in a fast car, or in Julian’s case a motorcycle, excites me more than designing rooms and determining where the wiring will be rigged.

When I told Julian I wanted to enter a male-dominated profession his expression immediately pinched and his muscles tensed. It was easy to tell it wasn’t what he was expecting me to say, or certainly his first choice for me, but he didn’t object. He just wrapped me up in a hug and told me he supported me in all ways, even if I wanted to be a professional hot dog eater, which made me laugh and showed me a side of him, a funny side, that I wasn’t sure existed.

Hurrying to class, I bump open the door with my hip and rush through the hall with my backpack full of new textbooks bouncing up and down.

The minute I reach the classroom I’m greeted by a sign that says “Pop Quiz. Report to the Icarus building basement by five after.” I exhale and turn on the ball of my heel, pulling out my map to find out where this Icarus building is located. Starting classes two weeks into the semester isn’t doing me any favors, and the last thing I need is to show up late on my first day when I’m already behind the eight ball trying to play catch up.

Luckily I locate the building and beat feet toward it. It’s just two buildings over so I make it in plenty of time, but as I arrive I realize I’m the last one there. All eyes are on me as I enter the basement, which is equipped with about twenty very basic entry-level motorcycles and two students standing around each one.

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